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050			_aRT 81.5 .P65 2008
100			_aPolit, Denise F. _eauthor
245		0	_aNursing research : _bgenerating and assessing evidence for nursing practice / _cDenise F. Polit and Cheryl Tatano Beck
250			_aEighth edition.
260			_a[Place of publication not identifed] : _bWolters Kluwer Health, _cc2008
300			_axviii, 798 pages : _billustrations ; _c23 cm.
365			_bUSD449
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_a Introducing research and its use in nursing practice -- Comprehending key concepts in qualitative and quantitative research -- Understanding the research process in qualitative and quantitative studies -- Reading research reports -- Reviewing the ethical aspects of a nursing study -- Scrutinizing research problems, research questions, and hypotheses -- Finding and reviewing studies in the literature -- Examining the conceptual/theoretical basis of a study -- Scrutinizing quantitative research design -- Understanding qualitative research design -- Examining specific types of research -- Examining sampling plans -- Scrutinizing data collection methods -- Evaluating measurements and data quality -- Analyzing quantitative data -- Analyzing qualitative data -- Critiquing research reports -- Using research in evidence-based nursing practice.
520			_aThis textbook was designed to be helpful to those who are learning how to do research, as well as to those who are learning to appraise research reports critically and to use research findings in practice.
650			_aNURSING -- RESEARCH
700			_aBeck, Cheryl Tatano _eco-author
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